This Season at Fondation Carmignac at Porquerolles

My visit to Fondation Carmignac, the newly-opened art centre at Porquerolles, last year was by far my favourite outing of 2018. I was lucky to get there just before it closed for winter, when lots of the exhibits went back to Paris.

The centre re-opened with fresh artworks, on April 13th, and tickets are already available on their website. However, if you do want to visit, pre-booking is essential as only 50 people are allowed inside each half hour.

Fondation Carmignac Porquerolles

Originally, the Fondation Carmignac was established as a corporate foundation in 2000. Today there are now over 300 artists’ works in the collection. In addition, the Foundation provides an annual photojournalism award, valued at 50,000 Euros, to the successful applicant. Read Foundation Carmignac Modern Art Another Reason to Visit Porquerolles for the backstory on this fabulous art centre.

To Visit Porquerolles

Porquerolles is the largest of the three Îles d’Hyères or Les Îles d’Or (Golden Islands), and well worth the visit for many reasons. Since 1963, the archipelago is a protected, natural environment named le Parc national de Port-Cros. The Park covers 1700 hectares (ha) of lands, 2900 ha of marine surfaces and includes many species of birds, reptiles and aquatic life.

Lynne Alderson

Aixcentric was set up by Lynne Alderson three years ago as a channel to send out info on events taking place around Aix as well as news, relevant books, the latest films, new shops and of course where to eat locally. Why?

According, to Lynne:

"It came about out of frustration with the lack of communication in the town. Posters would suddenly go up about an event that week. No prewarning. I had difficulty too in finding information from many of the tourist offices. Things are slowly getting better and there is sometimes information in English. Hopefully by keeping an eagle eye on the local press and talking with contacts in town, I can publicize fun things that people would otherwise miss. It's a ragbag of info that I come across on my travels. I've published nearly 600 posts now and have lots of followers so hopefully it is fulfilling its role of helping people, residents and visitors alike, get the most of their time in Aix."

For what is going on in Aix-en-Provence, Lynne has you covered at Aixcentric

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